Brewer's Notes

BIAB - Brew Day in Pictures

Matthew Chrispen

09 Sep 2013 — 3 min read

Nothing like a Sunday afternoon, with football on the tube, brewing!

Because this was to measure pitching rates, I intentionally pitched warm, and it will ferment at 72 to 73°F. The gravity and heat should help bring out a few extra flavors (good or off) to help amp up the results. Below is a short video; at the end, it shows the blow-off activity. I blew off the sound... maybe next time? Please ignore the music by Jake Clayton slide at the end... I took out the music for copyright reasons. For the record, his stuff is excellent.

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